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General Order No. 1, Headquarters of Kansas Volunteers, For the Protection of the Ballot BoxAuthor:Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866Date: July 18, 1857

This printed document was issued by James H. Lane and indicated that Lane had been authorized by the Free State government in Topeka to organize militia companies in order to protect ballot boxes on election day. It included instructions on how to organize the companies.

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